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1972 Map of Nipple Butte

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Nipple Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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The Little Powder River meanders through the northwest corner of this Campbell County landscape, marking a significant transition between the river bottomlands and the elevated terrain of the Prairie Dog Hills. Situated along the border between Montana and Wyoming, the area is defined by a complex network of seasonal drainages and topographic landmarks such as Nipple Butte and the Eightyfive Divide.

Evidence of early energy exploration and ranching infrastructure is scattered across the township lines, notably through the numerous Flowing Wells and Drill Holes that punctuate the prairie. Water management was clearly central to life in this arid environment, as seen in the named tributaries like Olmstead Creek, Ash Draw, and Eightyfive Creek that carve through the high ground south of the state line.